Stock-rack.



N. W, ONS.

STGCK RACK,

APPucATmN Hm) om. s. 1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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PPLlCATION ELLED OCT 3. 1914.

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'o K Snom/vte@ r A www [Ol MwQoNEs' `,object to provide improved means for proved stock rack,

NEWTON' W. JONES, OF FRANKFORT, INDIANA.

, STOCK-BACK.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

provide a Simply constructed serviceable device of this character which is primarily designed vfor use in slaughter houses and to provide means for conveniently suspending the stock after it is slaughtere Y The invention has for a more particular mounting an annular track upon a post or supporting standard, said track `being designed to receive the gambrels or like elements from which the stock is suspended.

The invention has for afurther very important object to provide an apparatus of the abovecharacter which is so constructed that the parts thereof maybe very compactly assembled in a knocked down condition for convenience in shipment or transpor'tation. i

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinationand arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying dra-wings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my imcertain parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of F ig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a top plan view showing the track and its supporting parts removed from thestandard.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 designates a perpendicular post or standard .the lower end of which is anchored in a concrete base or foundation 6 which extends below the ground surface. A pipe lunion or coupling member-indicated at 7 is adapted to be removably threaded in the upper end of the post or standard 5 which is formed from a. pipe of suitablelength and the flange of this coupling'A member is provided with a series of openings for a purpose to be later referred to. At a point in spaced relation to the member 7, a ring or annulus 8 is secured upon the standard.

Y atenten Aug-17, 1915;

Application filed October 3,1914. Serial No. 864,885.

. An annular track 9 of anyv desired diameter is connected to the annulus 8 by means of a plurality'of radially extending rods 10.- Theginner ends of these rods are riveted, bolted, or otherwise suitably fixed' to said annulus and adjacent to their outer ends are upwardly'otlset as at 11 and suitably fixed at their extremities in the track 9.

12 designates a clined truss rods one of their ends to-receive fastening bolts 14 which are adapted to be threaded into the cap member 7. The other or outer ends of the truss rods 12 are provided with rings or loops l5 engaged upon the respective rods 10 and with the vertical shoulders formed by the offsets 11 therein. Y

Upon the upper end of the standard 5. one end of a crane arm 16 is pivotallyi-mounted.' This 'arm projects outwardly and down? wardly slightly beyond the annular track 9 f and has, av sheave or. pulley--17 suitably mounted in its outer engl. 'Abrace ro'd v18 is pivotally connected atits outer end to th .arm 16 and the inner4 end of said rod is dis-y 4posed through an opening ,in the post. or' standard 'indicated at 19. Nuts 20 are threaded upon said rod on opposite sidesf of vthe post to securely hold the same in its adjusted position.v It will be readily understood thatby adjusting the rod 18 inwardly or outwardly, the outer end of the crane arm 16 may be raised or lowered, as desired.

A horizontally disposed yoke bar 21 embraces the standard 5 and has lits intermediate portion securely fixed thereto by means of the bolt 22. In the parallel arms of this yoke which project beyond one side of the standard, the opposite ends of a roller or drum 23 are lsuitably journaled. The-ends of this drulnare provided with rectangular studs or extensions to receive suitable cranks 24. Upon one end of the drum or roller a ratchet disk 25 is fixed, the teeth of which plurality of vobliquely in- .Y provided with eyes 13 upon are adapted to be engaged by a gravity pawl 26 fulcrumed as at 27 upon one arm of the' yoke 21. The drum is also provided with a transverse opening to receive a pin indicated at 28 whichis attached to one end of a rope 29. This rope extends over the sheave or pulley 17 mounted upon the arm 16 and is equipped at its other end with. a hook or like attaching means 30 whereby the rope may be readily connedted to the objject to be elevated. j

A transversely disposed rod 3l 1s also fixed in the standard 5 and is providedupon its ends 'with the rings or eyes 32 to which a bitching line or rein may be conveniently attached.

'ber ofl these traveling rollers 33 v In the use of my improved apparatus, the same is erected adjacent-to the butchering .15

platform, and after the feet of the animal have been properly tied inthe usual manner, the hoek on the/end of the rope 29 is connected to a head loop or sling which has been applied to the animal, The drum or roller '23 is then rotated-by meansy of the cranks 24 and the animal elevated in conv venient position-t0 be killed and butchered.

In afsimilar manner, wagon bodies or hay racks may be readily elevated from the running gear of the vehicle.

In :the shipment'of the device or when it is no'.` longer'desired for use, the truss rods '12 may be disconnected from the cap plate 14 and after the removalof said plate from the upper end"` of the post, the ring .8 may also be slipped upwardly over the end of the post and removed together with the annular track 9. 'The truss rods 10 are then folded.

inwardly and downwardly'upon the annuvlus. 8 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4.

It' will therefore be apparent that a large number o-f thedevices may be compactly arranged se as to occupy but 'a minimum of space.

From vthe foregoing description, taken in connection lwith tle accompanying drawings, the constructiomvmanner of operation,

and several advantages of my invention Awill be clearly and fully understood.. The i'ap'- paratus may be easily andv quickly set up -in condition for use or the parts thereof disassembled. It will also be apparent-that lthe, invention is extremely strong and :du ra'blel in its construction and in view of its comparative simplicity, it may be produced at small manufacturing cost.

While I have above referred tc the present preferred construction and arrangement ofthe several elements, it will be understood that the invention is susceptible of consided to the track and to said annulus, a cap plate removably mounted upon the" upper end of the standard, obliquely disposed rods removably attached at one of theirv ends to said cap plate and having their other ends slidably engaged upon said radial rods, each of the radialrods being provided with a stop for `engagement bythe sliding end of the truss rod whereby the truss rods are retained in an obliquely inclined bracingpositionjbetween the track and said cap, said -truss rods being foldable upon the radial rods to lie in a plane substantially parallel and having eyes upon their other ends slid-V ably engaged upon the respective radial rods, said eyes being adapted to be engaged with the odset portions of the radial rods, whereby the truss rods are retained in obliquely inclined bracing positions between the track and said cap plate, said truss rods being fold'able to lie in a plane substantially parallel with relation to the radial rods.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my lsignature in the presence of two witnesses.

NEWTGN W. JNES.

^ Witnesses;

H. C; SHANKLIN,

ALBERT 'Orion'.r.

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' Washington, D. C. 

